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County population in 2005: 58,030 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 13,988
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,074
| %
of renters here: |
34% | | State: |
25% |
Land area: 752 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.5 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 77 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
12.9% | | Whole
state: |
7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.2% | | Whole
state: |
3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 79%
- Government:
14%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Blue Earth County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Blue Earth County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic
(1.8%)
- Black
(1.2%)
- Two
or more races (1.0%)
- Other
race (0.7%)
- American
Indian (0.6%)
- Other
Asian (0.5%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
29.9 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
27,840 |
(49.8%) | | Females:
28,101 |
(50.2%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $28,474
County population in 2003: 57,229
Jobs in 2003: 37,077
Total labor force in 2004: 35,757
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%
Average
household size:
| Blue
Earth County: |
2.5 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,001 ($38,940 in 2000)
| This
county |
$43,001 | | Minnesota: | $52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $165,302
| Blue
Earth County |
$165,302 | | Minnesota: | $198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $487
Institutionalized population: 556
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Blue Earth County in 2000: $870
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
11
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
7
- Burglaries:
123
- Thefts:
155
- Auto
thefts: 18
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
8
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
2
- Burglaries:
84
- Thefts:
148
- Auto
thefts: 22
2004
Presidential Election results in Blue Earth County Minnesota:
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Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.6%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $947 (1.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blue Earth County is $514 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mankato
, Lake Crystal
, Eagle Lake
, Mapleton
, Madison Lake
, St. Clair
, Good Thunder
, Amboy
, Vernon Center
, Skyline
.
Neighboring
counties: Brown County
, Faribault County
, Le Sueur County
, Martin County
, Nicollet County
, Waseca County
, Watonwan County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blue Earth County: Wildlife
Safari Museum
(A),
Knollwood Park Campground
(B),
Lime Siding
(C),
Terrace View Golf Course
(D),
Mount Kato Ski Area
(E),
Point Pleasant Campground
(F),
Minneopa Golf Club
(G),
Bray Park Campground
(H),
Shady Oaks Campground
(I),
Mankato Golf Club
(J),
Daly Park Campground
(K)
Churches in Blue Earth County include: Hosanna
Lutheran Church
(A),
First Baptist Church
(B),
Redeemer Church
(C),
Bearford United Methodist Church
(D),
Garden City Christian Church
(E),
Our Saviors Church
(F),
Lincoln Church
(G),
Medo Church
(H),
Sterling Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
John Cemetery
(1),
Chase Cemetery
(2),
Holy Family Cemetery
(3),
Vernon Center Cemetery
(4),
Tivoli Cemetery
(5),
Danville Cemetery
(6),
Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Albert
Lake
(A),
Alice Lake
(B),
Armstrong Lake
(C),
Crystal, Lake
(D),
Ballantyne Lake
(E),
McGibneys Lake
(F),
Born Lake
(G),
Cottonwood Lake
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Rice
Creek
(A),
Spring Branch Creek
(B),
Perch Creek
(C),
Bull Run Creek
(D),
Minneopa Creek
(E),
Maple River
(F),
Le Sueur River
(G),
Watonwan River
(H),
Cobb River
(I)
Parks in Blue Earth County include: Stokman
State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Minneopa State Park
(2),
Bray Park
(3),
Pick State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Rapidan County Park
(5),
Daly Park
(6),
Robinson Park
(7),
F Buscher Park
(8),
Victory Memorial Rest Area Historical Marker
(9)
Post offices: Garden
City Post Office
(A),
Good Thunder Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.0% | | Minnesota: | 4.7% |
Current college students: 10,105
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,628 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Blue
Earth County: |
2.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 688
- 1990
to 1994: 219
- 1985
to 1989: 198
- 1980
to 1984: 266
- 1975
to 1979: 48
- 1970
to 1974: 48
- 1970
to 1974: 39
- 1965
to 1969: 122
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Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 13,645
- One,
attached: 449
- Two:
1,067
- 3
or 4: 1,028
- 5
to 9: 1,033
- 10
to 19: 715
- 20
or more: 2,286
- Mobile
homes: 1,734
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Housing units in Blue Earth County with a mortgage: 7,054 (838 second mortgage, 1,187 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,349 Agriculture
in Blue Earth County
Average size of farms: 361 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $186960
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $274.90
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $161937
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103590
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.18%
Corn for grain: 176541 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 763 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 165342 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3860 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 29 acresBlue
Earth County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(9%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Printing
and related support activities (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Printing
and related support activities (7%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Customer
service representatives (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(7%)
- Vietnam
(7%)
- Korea
(7%)
- Japan
(6%)
- Laos
(5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blue Earth County:
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- German
(48%)
- Norwegian
(14%)
- Irish
(6%)
- English
(4%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 23,752 (77%)
- Carpooled:
3,223 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 424 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 23 (0%)
- Taxi:
47 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
51 (0%)
- Bicycle:
119 (0%)
- Walked:
1,783 (6%)
- Other
means: 92 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 1,360 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- 3056
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 482
people in nursing homes
- 158
people in religious group quarters
- 120
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 99
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 69
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 61
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 48
people in other group homes
- 18
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,455.
10.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,506 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.39% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.79% |
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
| Blue
Earth County: |
0.28% | | Minnesota
average: |
0.12% |
7.71% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,847 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($7,424 average AGI)
| Blue
Earth County: |
2.40% | | Minnesota
average: |
2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Nicollet County, MN
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2.30% ($33,623 average AGI) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.59% ($30,457) |
| from
Le Sueur County, MN
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0.50% ($29,545) |
| from
Waseca County, MN
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0.35% ($36,949) |
| from
Brown County, MN
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0.33% ($29,315) |
| from
Dakota County, MN
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0.31% ($31,338) |
| from
Faribault County, MN
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0.23% ($29,137) |
9.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,895 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.78% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.48% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,362 average AGI)
2.30% relocated to other states ($9,533 average AGI)
| Blue
Earth County: |
2.30% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Nicollet County, MN
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2.39% ($32,262 average AGI) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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1.07% ($25,894) |
| to
Waseca County, MN
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0.46% ($31,870) |
| to
Dakota County, MN
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0.45% ($25,000) |
| to
Le Sueur County, MN
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0.36% ($67,795) |
| to
Faribault County, MN
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0.30% ($34,462) |
| to
Ramsey County, MN
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0.29% ($28,688) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Births
per 1000 population in Blue Earth County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blue Earth County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blue Earth County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,805 (7,573 aged, 1,232 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 51,827
- In
family households: 39,175 (10,284 male householders, 2,561 female householders)
10,385
spouses, 13,997 children (13,086 natural, 346 adopted, 565 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 364 brothers or sisters, 117 parents, 319 other relatives, 944 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 12,652 (4,019 male householders (2,581 living alone)), 4,263 female householders (3,128 living alone)), 4,370 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,114 (557 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,691 2-persons, 2,850 3-persons, 2,574 4-persons, 1,166 5-persons, 380 6-persons, 184 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,709 1-person, 1,612 2-persons, 448 3-persons, 330 4-persons, 177 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
9,054 married couples with children.
2,376 single-parent households (568 men, 1,808 women).
94.8% of residents of Blue Earth County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $284,697,000 ($4959 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,888,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $119,668,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,370,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,222,000
Federal grants: $60,376,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,325,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,735,000 ($7,793,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,532,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,946,000
Federal Government insurance: $94,177,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,536
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,265
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +568
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +339
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blue Earth County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 329
- 1995
to 1998: 1,080
- 1990
to 1994: 1,217
- 1980
to 1989: 2,143
- 1970
to 1979: 4,220
- 1960
to 1969: 2,931
- 1950
to 1959: 2,675
- 1940
to 1949: 1,372
- 1939
or earlier: 6,004
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blue Earth County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 112
- 3
rooms: 301
- 4
rooms: 1,016
- 5
rooms: 2,634
- 6
rooms: 2,652
- 7
rooms: 2,553
- 8
rooms: 2,245
- 9
or more rooms: 2,471
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Earth County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 328
- 2
rooms: 795
- 3
rooms: 1,542
- 4
rooms: 2,215
- 5
rooms: 960
- 6
rooms: 604
- 7
rooms: 313
- 8
rooms: 185
- 9
or more rooms: 132
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue Earth County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 398
- 2
bedrooms: 2,962
- 3
bedrooms: 6,654
- 4
bedrooms: 3,308
- 5
or more bedrooms: 654
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Earth County: |
- no
bedroom: 353
- 1
bedroom: 2,383
- 2
bedrooms: 2,753
- 3
bedrooms: 979
- 4
bedrooms: 484
- 5
or more bedrooms: 122
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blue Earth County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 412
- 1
vehicle: 3,550
- 2
vehicles: 6,575
- 3
vehicles: 2,530
- 4
vehicles: 644
- 5
or more vehicles: 277
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blue Earth County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 1,122
- 1
vehicle: 2,930
- 2
vehicles: 1,992
- 3
vehicles: 577
- 4
vehicles: 272
- 5
or more vehicles: 181
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53% of Blue Earth County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Minnesota.
| Blue
Earth County: |
52.7% | | State
average: | 58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 43352
- Northeast:
437
- Midwest:
7571
- South:
1145
- West:
1601
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (70%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 655
| Here: |
12.4% | | Minnesota: |
11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 321
| Here: |
10.2% | | Minnesota: |
6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 743
| Here: |
7.9% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
Blue
Earth County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $4,679,000
Parks & Recreation: $99,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $11,593,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $7,686,000
Welfare - Other: $4,650,000
Police Protection: $3,489,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,536,000
Financial Administration: $2,198,000
General - Other: $2,145,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,722,000
Corrections - Other: $1,675,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,268,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,215,000
General Public Buildings: $1,047,000
Central Staff Services: $985,000
Libraries: $903,000
Health Services - Other: $816,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $771,000
Parks & Recreation: $386,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,001,000
Highways: $1,975,000
Housing & Community Development: $542,000
Health & Hospitals: $368,000
All Other: $52,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $338,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,900,000
All Other: $778,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,724,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $24,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $96,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,914,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,738,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $1,288,000
Interest Earnings: $1,076,000
Special Assessments: $742,000
General Revenue, NEC: $589,000
Property Sale Other: $14,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $1,059,000
General Public Building: $764,000
Police Protection: $582,000
Regular Highways: $235,000
Parks & Recreation: $226,000
Welfare - Other: $46,000
Natural Resource - Other: $27,000
Judicial: $23,000
Libraries: $23,000
Corrections - Other: $16,000
Central Staff: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $77,147,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,587,000
Public Welfare: $4,711,000
General Support: $4,092,000
All Other: $1,682,000
Health & Hospitals: $536,000
- Tax
- Property: $16,498,000
NEC: $266,000
Motor Vehicle License: $237,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $14,658,000
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